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Twenty-Three Science Fiction Reference Books, including:... (Total: 23 Items)
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Twenty-Three Science Fiction Reference Books, including: James Gunn. Alternate Worlds: The Illustrated History of Science Fiction. [Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey]: A & W Visual Library, [1975]. Quarto. 256 pages. Bountifully illustrated in color and black and white throughout the text. Appendix. Index. Publisher's blue soft covers with the front cover illustrated. Corners slightly curled, very slightly rubbed covers, otherwise a very good copy. Introduced by Isaac Asimov, prominent science fiction author James Gunn sketches the history of science fiction from Homer to Heinlein in this mentally and visually stimulating work. [and:] Franz Rottensteiner. The Science Fiction Book: An Illustrated History. New York: A Continuum Book, The Seabury Press, [1975]. Quarto. 160 pages. Copiously illustrated in color and black and white. Index. Red cloth covers with the spine lettered in gilt. Black dust jacket, identically lettered and illustrated on the front and back. Black coated endpapers. Very minor rubbing to the covers, otherwise a near fine copy. Rottensteiner stretches across time and international boarders to collect a definitive omnibus, textually and visually, of science fiction history. [and:] Chesley Bonestell, illustrator; Arthur C. Clarke, author. Beyond Jupiter: The Worlds of Tomorrow. Paintings by Chesley Bonestell. Text by Arthur C. Clarke. Boston, Toronto: Little, Brown and Company, [1972]. Quarto. xvii, 89 pages. Twenty-five illustrations throughout the text, plus eleven color plates. Publisher's black cloth covers with the front cover and spine lettered in gilt. Illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated endpapers. Minor rubbing to the covers and the jacket, tiny tears and creasing to the head of the jacket spine, price snipped from the jacket flap. Otherwise a very good copy. Authored and illustrated by two men highly regarded in their fields, this work muses on the possibility and necessity of a space probe to gather information from the outer planets, past Jupiter. [and:] Philip Strick. Science Fiction Movies. [London]: Octopus, [1976]. Quarto. 160 pages. Abundantly illustrated with both color and black and white photographs from movies. Index. Publisher's black boards with the same illustration on the front and back covers outlined in blue. The spine is lettered in blue. Illustrated endpapers. Slightly rubbed covers and bumped corners. [and:] Jacques Sadoul. 2000 A. D.: Illustrations from the Golden Age of Science Fiction Pulps. Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, [1975]. Translated American edition. Quarto. 175 pages. Fully illustrated throughout the text. Appendix. Publisher's red cloth covers with the spine lettered in gilt. Yellow and blue dust jacket featuring a very colorful illustration. Very minor bumping to the corners, slight rubbing to the jacket, tiny closed tears to the jacket edges. Altogether a very good copy. Jacques Sadoul collects in this work the illustrations from science fiction novels published between 1926 and 1953. This work was originally published in France as Hier l'An 2000 in 1973. [and:] Jeff Rovin. The Fabulous Fantasy Films. South Brunswick and New York: A. S. Barens and Company, London: Thomas Yoseloff Ltd., [1977]. Quarto. 271 pages. Nearly 400 black and white photographs throughout the text. Appendix one. Appendix two. Notes. Index. Publisher's black board covers with the spine lettered in gilt. Purple dust jacket with white lettering and illustrations in black. Very minor rubbing to the covers, two tiny tears to the top of the jacket. Altogether a very good copy. Rovin's work represents the first comprehensive history of the fantasy film genre, both readable and informative. [and:] J. B. Post, compiler. An Atlas of Fantasy. Compiled by J. B. Post map librarian, Free Library of Philadelphia. Baltimore, Maryland: The Mirage Press, Ltd., 1973. Quarto. xi, 283 pages. Abundantly illustrated with maps throughout the text. Publisher's black cloth covers with the spine lettered in gilt. Fully illustrated dust jacket. Very minor rubbing to the covers and jacket, some tiny closed tears to the head and foot of the jacket spine and the top edge of the jacket. Altogether a very good copy. J. B. Post has collected in this volume the maps of imaginary lands that came to life in various novels and tales. This work makes for countless delightful adventures upon each turn of the page. [and:] Sam Moskowitz, compiler. Editor's Choice in Science Fiction. New York: The McBride Company, [1954]. Octavo. xv, 285 pages. Publisher's red and white weave board covers with a small roundel in black on the front cover. The spine is lettered in black. Orange and blue illustrated dust jacket. Slightly rubbed jacket, small bookseller's ticket affixed to the front of the jacket, sunned jacket spine, a few tiny closed tears to the edges of the jacket. Altogether a very good copy. Sam Moskowitz compiled the choices of the twelve editors of the twelve most respected science fiction magazine in this anthology, resulting in an unbiased and balanced selection of the best science fiction works. [and:] H. Bruce Franklin. Future Perfect: American Science Fiction of the Nineteenth Century. New York: Oxford University Press, 1966. Octavo. xiii, 402 pages. Publisher's blue cloth covers with the spine lettered in gilt and silver. White dust jacket with the lettering in orange, blue, and brown, and was designed by Ursula Suess. Slightly rubbed covers and jacket, a small tear to the upper front corner of the jacket, very tiny closed tears to the edges of the jacket, slight sunning to the jacket spine. Franklin includes both fiction and criticism in this science fiction anthology which focuses upon the nineteenth century. [and:] William Atheling, Jr., author; James Blish, editor. More Issues at Hand: Critical Studies in Contemporary Science Fiction. By William Atheling, Jr. Edited and with an introduction by James Blish. Chicago: Advent: Publishers, Inc., 1970. First edition: December 1970. Octavo. 154 pages. Index. Publisher's gray cloth covers with the spine lettered in gilt. Illustrated dust jacket. Publisher's ad slipped between the front endpapers. Tipped in errata sheet on the back of the contents page and facing the introduction page. Slight rubbing to the jacket, minor discoloration to the jacket spine. Altogether a very good copy. James Blish utilized the name William Atheling, Jr. to write his perceptive criticisms of contemporary science fiction works. This work is a sequel to his original 1964 The Issue at Hand. [and:] Reginald Bretnor, editor. Modern Science Fiction: Its Meaning and Its Future. John W. Campbell, Jr.; Anthony Boucher; Don Fabun; Fletcher Prott; Rosalie Moore; L. Sprague de Camp; Isaac Asimov; Arthur C. Clarke; Philip Wylie; Gerald Heard; Reginald Bretnor. New York: Coward-McCann, Inc. [1953]. Octavo. xii, 294 pages. Publisher's red boards with the spine lettered in silver. Black, white, and red dust jacket. Some minor rubbing to the covers and jacket, otherwise a very good copy. Breton opens a field of discussion regarding the reasons for the popularity of science fiction, the prevalent themes, how it has impacted our present lives, and how it will impact the future. [and:] Lloyd Arthur Eshbach. Of Worlds Beyond: The Science of Science Fiction Writing: A Symposium by: Robert A. Heinlein, John Taine, Jack Williamson, A. E. van Vogt, L. Sprague de Camp, Edward E. Smith, Ph. D., John W. Campbell, Jr. Chicago: Advent: Publishers, 1964 [1971]. Third paperback printing, October 1971. Octavo. 104 pages. Photographs of each contributing author. Publisher's black and white wrappers. Some sunning to the spine, very light stain to the side paper edges, otherwise a very good copy. In this work the secrets of writing science fiction are revealed by seven of the most respected authors in this field. It was originally published in 1947 by Fantasy Press under the title Of Worlds Beyond, and subsequently Advent reprinted the work beginning in 1964. [and:] The Private Library: Quarterly Journal of the Private Libraries Association. Hon Editor: John Cotton. Brian Aldiss: SF Magazine Covers. Fairfax Hall: The Stourton Press & Printing on an Albion. Roderick Cave: Monckton Milnes. Reviews and Private Press Books. Second Series Vol. 2: 2. Summer 1969. Octavo. 45 - 91 pages. Some illustrations throughout the text, plus two illustrated plates. Publisher's light orange wrappers with black writing. Science Fiction advertisement inserted into the booklet. Very slight rubbing to the covers, and very minor sunning to the spine, otherwise a near fine copy. [and:] The Science Fiction Novel: Imagination and Social Criticism. Basil Davenport, Robert A. Heinlein, C. M. Kornbluth, Alfred Bester, Robert Bloch. Chicago: Advent: Publishers, 1969. Third paperback printing, October 1971. Octavo. 128 pages. Index. Publisher's black and white wrappers. Very minor sunning to the spine, a small light stain to the fore-edge paper edges. Otherwise a near fine copy. Five formidable science fiction authors discuss the part that contemporary science fiction works play in social criticism. [and:] Frank Gruber. The Pulp Jungle. Los Angeles, California. Sherbourne Press, Inc., [1967]. First printing. Octavo. 189 pages. Publisher's black board covers with the publisher's insignia blind-stamped onto the front cover. The spine is lettered in yellow. Colorfully illustrated dust jacket. Very minor rubbing to the covers and jacket, otherwise a very good copy. Frank Gruber, an author profusely published in the Western and mystery fields, tells the story of his past writing for pulp magazines in New York, focusing especially upon the highly influential Black Mask magazine. [and:] Harold L. Berger. Science Fiction and the New Dark Age. Bowling Green, Ohio: Bowling Green University Popular Press, [1976]. Octavo. xi, 231 pages. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Publisher's blue soft covers with lettering and illustration in black. Some minor rubbing to the covers, slightly sunned spine. Altogether a very good copy. [and:] Brian Ash. Faces of the Future - the lessons of science fiction. New York: taplinger Publishing Co, Inc., [1975]. Octavo. 213 pages. Bibliography. Index. Publisher's navy blue board covers with the spine lettered in gilt. Blue dust jacket with a geometric illustration in black. Some rubbing to the covers and the jacket, very tiny closed tears to the jacket edges. Altogether a very good copy. Brian Ash looks to the leading science fiction authors for possible answers to what lies in our future, contending that without a fervent imagination that pushes boundaries it is impossible to see the future. [and:] Brian W. Aldiss. Billion Year Spree: The True History of Science Fiction. Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1973. Octavo. 339 pages. Index. Publisher's black cloth covers with the spine lettered in yellow and teal. Black dust jacket with lettering in white, yellow, and teal. Very minor rubbing to the jacket, two very tiny closed tears to the jacket, otherwise a near fine copy. Aldiss proposes that the origin of science fiction can be directly traced to Mary Shelly's Frankenstein: or the Modern Prometheus during the English Romantic movement. From this moment Aldiss explores the movement and diversification of the genre through history. [and:] J. O. Bailey. Pilgrims Through Space and Time: Trends and Patterns in Scientific and Utopian Fiction. New York: Argus Books, Inc., [1947]. Octavo. 341 pages. Bibliography. Index. Publisher's black boards with the spine lettered in gilt. Illustrated jacket. Some very minor rubbing to the covers and jacket, some creasing and very tiny closed tears to the jacket edges, some discoloration to the jacket spine. Altogether a very good copy. Bailey originally wrote this work as his dissertation in 1934 under the title Scientific Fiction in English, 1817 - 1914: A Study of Trends and Forms. [and:] Davendra P. Varma. The Gothic Flame: Being a History of the Gothic Novel in England: Its Origins, Efflorescence, Disintegration, and Residuary Influences. London: Arthur Barker Ltd., [1957]. First edition. Octavo. xv, 264 pages. Appendix I, II, and III. Bibliography. Index. Publisher's black board covers with the spine lettered in gilt. Illustrated dust jacket in black and orange with white lettering. Very minor rubbing to the jacket, tiny closed tears to the head and foot of the spine, otherwise a near fine copy. Varma strives to pick up where Montague Summers' 1938 The Gothic Quest concludes, covering the intricate history of the gothic novel. The work is introduced by J. M. S. Tompkins and prefaced by Sir Herbert Read. [and:] Sam Moskowitz, editor. under the Moons of Mars: A History and Anthology of "The Scientific Romance" in the Munsey Magazines, 1912 -1920. Edited by Sam Moskowitz. New York, Chicago, San Francisco: Hold, Rinehart and Winston, [1970]. First edition. xiii, 433 pages. Publisher's black cloth covers with the spine lettered in gilt. Illustrated dust jacket. Red coated endpapers. Slightly sunned jacket spine, price clipped from the jacket flap. Otherwise a near fine copy. Sam Moskowitz sees Edgar Rice Burroughts' story, "Under the Moons of Mars" of 1912 as the advent of the scientific romance, a specific genre which is the focus of this volume. Moskowitz's work includes the scientific romances of prominent authors and his own historical interpretation of the genre. [and:] Benjamin Appel. The Fantastic Mirror: Science Fiction Across the Ages. Illustrated with Prints. [New York]: Pantheon Books, [1969]. Octavo. 139 pages. Thirty illustrations in black and white on plates. Publisher's gray cloth covers with the front lettered and illustrated in purple. The spine is lettered in purple. Dark purple dust jacket lettered in green and white, and illustrated in black and white. Very slight discoloration to the joints, some rubbing to the jacket, one small closed tear to the jacket edge, one small closed abrasion to the jacket. Altogether a very good copy. [and:] Thomas D. Clareson, editor. Voices for the Future: Essays on Major Science Fiction Writers. Vol. I. Bowling Green, Ohio: Bowling Green University Popular Press, [1976]. Octavo. 282 pages. Notes. White soft covers with light blue lettering on the front cover and the spine. Some minor rubbing and soiling to the covers, very tiny tear to the foot of the spine. Altogether a very good copy.Auction Info
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